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  1. From 44/5 to victory: Samarawickrama powers Sri Lanka into Asia Cup semisHarshitha Samarawickrama held her nerve after Sri Lanka slipped to 44 for five, producing an unbeaten 48 to steer the defending champions past Bangladesh into the semifinals ...
  2. Arsenal pass Chelsea test in style with comeback winVictory left Arsenal level at the top with Manchester City with both sides on a maximum nine points after three games. Chelsea's first dropped points left them on six ...
  3. Qatar Airways cancels four flights to Jakarta amid volcanic ash disruptionThe cancellations come after Indonesia suspended operations at six airports following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatoa on September 5 ...
  4. Eala's rise reminds Gauff of Filipino boxing icon PacquiaoCoco Gauff says Alexandra Eala is breaking barriers for the Philippines in the same way Manny Pacquiao did, while carrying the weight of huge expectations on her young shoulders ...
  5. Three killed, others trapped in India building collapseThe building, housing mostly students, came crashing down about midday, with police and disaster response personnel cautiously lifting the rubble using heavy machinery ...
  6. 9-day school break in UAE as Dubai schools revise October half-term datesSeveral private schools have moved their October half-term forward by a week to align with the UAE Ministry of Education calendar ...
  7. Look: $12 million Rolls-Royce, wall of UAE plates; Adihex's classic car treasuresA $12 million Rolls-Royce, a hand-built British sports car from 1949 and a wall covered with old UAE number plates offered visitors at Adihex 2026 a very different kind of journey through the region’s ...
  8. Commentary: From Oman to Iran, Strait of Hormuz remains central to Gulf securityFor centuries, Hormuz served as the gateway to the Gulf and a theatre of imperial rivalry. Control over the strait meant control over the trade routes linking India, East Africa, Iran and Iraq ...
  9. 'You are the spirit of the nation': Dubai Ruler sends heartwarming message to UAE PresidentSheikh Mohammed bin Rashid addressed the UAE President as his “brother, friend and companion on life’s journey”, praising him as a wise leader and a man of principle ...
  10. Lebanon says 4 dead in Israeli strikes, including 2 womenIsrael's army said it was striking south Lebanon after Hezbollah fighters launched two drones towards Israeli soldiers operating in Israel's self-declared 'security zone' ...
  11. UAE travel advisory: Etihad, Emirates, flydubai, Air Arabia flight delays and cancellationsMultiple flights were delayed or cancelled on Sunday, though local carriers largely kept schedules on track amid rising travel demand ...
  12. UAE's search-and-rescue team begins field operations in Nepal's Rasuwa areaIt is conducting search and field-survey using advanced equipment, in addition to deploying drones for aerial photography and surveying and for producing 3D maps ...
  13. Emirates cancels, delays Dubai-Jakarta flights over volcanic ashDubai’s flagship carrier says flights on September 5 and 6 have been affected after Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta was temporarily shut ...
  14. Can Dubai villa owners legally rent out each floor to a different family?Dubai Municipality is authorised to regulate shared accommodation, including determining the areas where it is permitted and the properties that can be designated for it ...
  15. Asia Cup: Harmanpreet hails 'ruthless' India after big win over PakistanIndia’s bowlers set up another commanding victory as Pakistan suffered a dramatic batting collapse, with Harmanpreet Kaur urging her players to maintain their high standards ...
  16. Indian police publicly thrash man accused of beating partner to deathPublic parading and beatings of suspects by police are not uncommon in India, despite Supreme Court rulings prohibiting such treatment ...
  17. Fleet-footed Gauff dances into US Open fourth roundFourth seed Gauff dropped her serve in the third game but was controlling the tempo by the sixth, where she levelled the affair with a series of deep backhand strikes ...
  18. At least 24, mostly children and teens, killed in Cape Verde road accidentEight others were injured, some of them seriously in Saturday's accident; such incidents are rare in the archipelago, where roads are generally in good condition ...
  19. Meta restores posts removed from Kerala CM's page; VD Satheeshan demands explanationThe CMO has sought a detailed explanation under the provisions of the IT Act, requesting clarity on whether the removal was triggered by automated systems or manual intervention ...
  20. Chemical weapons in Sudan? Secret dossier reveals blueprints of chlorine bombPhotographs, videos, documents and intercepted communications portray a secretive Sudanese military unit said to have produced chlorine-based munitions for use against the Rapid Support Forces ...
  21. Ministers of UAE, 7 countries condemn Israeli ministers’ statements of displacing GazansThe joint statement said the foreign ministers warned of grave consequences of turning calls for forced displacement into official policy or concrete measures to uproot Palestinians from their land ...
  22. Miss World 2026: Dominican Republic's Joheirry Mola wins coveted crownSpain's Elisabeth Reynés was crowned the first runner-up, while Malaysia’s Taanusiya Chetty emerged as the second runner-up at the finale ...
  23. Watch: Kuwait arrests man, scraps car after video of him driving recklessly surfacesAuthorities apprehended the man after conducting relevant investigations and referred him to the Central Prison ...
  24. Egypt sentences TV presenter, 11 others to death in drugs caseThe verdict came after the court consulted the Grand Mufti of Egypt for his religious opinion, a procedure required by Egyptian law in capital cases ...
  25. 'Big Redd, Shreddington': Why Lindsay Clancy's 75-year-old attorney is going viralClips of the veteran defence lawyer have been drawing praise for forcefully arguing the role of postpartum psychosis and mental illness in the case ...
  26. Asia Cup: India thrash Pakistan by seven wickets after stunning collapsePakistan’s batting collapsed dramatically after a promising start against India, with Indian spinners exploiting poor shot selection to bowl their arch-rivals out for just 55 ...
  27. UAE Lottery announces Saturday draw results, 2 win Dh100,000 eachNearly 4,000 participants won prizes in Saturday night's Lucky Day draw, including two who took home Dh100,000 each and three Lucky Chance winners who received Dh50,000 each.
  28. IndiGo warns of possible flight delays after heavy rains, waterlogging at Delhi airportDownpour in parts of Delhi on Friday afternoon disrupted flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport ...
  29. Save Dh300: UAE parents swap textbooks, donate uniforms to cut back-to-school costsFrom WhatsApp groups to dedicated platforms, families are embracing second-hand exchanges to save money and reduce waste ...
  30. Dubai hotel rates jump up to 175% as September events drive demandHotels near Dubai World Trade Centre are seeing stronger demand this month, with room rates rising sharply on key event dates ...
  31. UAE lists 19 occupations falling under domestic worker categoryLaws in the country list out obligations of the recruitment agencies, employers, and rights of employees; not complying with these laws carry hefty penalties ...
  32. Africa bigger, US smaller: UN adopts new map to accurately portray size of continentsThe currently-used Mercator map makes Greenland appear roughly the same size as Africa, though Africa is about 14 times larger ...
  33. Tetris clarifies not part of 'Build the Wall' as White House launches 'arcade' gamesIn the 'Build the Wall' game, players facing a 'zombie border siege' stack Tetris-style bricks to 'protect the border from the coming horde' ...
  34. Third UAE aid plane lands in Nepal with Dubai Police search team to assist flood victimsThe plane carried a search and rescue team and 20 tonnes of aid, bringing the total UAE aid delivered to Nepal to 148 tonnes ...
  35. Some UAE schools shift October break forward by one weekSchools acknowledged that some parents may have made plans based on the previous dates and apologized for the inconvenience ...
  36. Air Arabia increases Bangkok frequency with 4 daily flights from SharjahWith the additional frequency, Air Arabia now offers 49 non-stop weekly flights from Sharjah to Bangkok and Phuket combined ...
  37. Sri Lanka woos UAE tourists and investors as trade reaches $1.7 billionBeyond tourism, Sri Lanka is also attracting more investment from the UAE, with logistics, BPO, IT and agriculture as key areas that could attract more foreign capital ...
  38. WhatsApp messages help lender get back Dh120,000 loan after borrower ignores himThe court also ruled that withholding the money had deprived the lender of its use and caused him emotional distress, ordering the borrower to pay Dh15,000 in compensation ...
  39. '40 minutes for 2km': UAE schools are back, and so is heavy trafficSchool-run congestion is back across Dubai, Ajman and Sharjah as families adjust to the new academic year, with peak-hour traffic adding time to already lengthy journeys ...
  40. Will Philippine VP Sara Duterte avoid jail time despite arrest order?A Philippine court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for the VP over an alleged death threat against Maros; Duterte's defence team said she would "exercise all legal remedies" ...

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